Senior Data Engineer: Cloud, Real-Time Pipelines & APIs

Wellvana; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellvana is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer in Nashville to build scalable data pipelines and real-time data streams. You will work with engineers, analysts, and actuaries to evolve the platform and ensure high data quality across the organization. Expertise in Python, SQL, and modern data tools is essential.

You will design data architectures, optimize pipelines, and contribute to governance, security, and API integrations while collaborating across functions to deliver reliable data products.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of data engineering experience.
• 3+ years of cloud engineering experience.
• 2+ years of senior product management experience.
• 3+ years of Python and SQL experience.
• dbt experience is a plus.
• Health care data experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines from scratch.
• Optimize existing data pipelines for performance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Architect and manage cloud-based data infrastructure.
• Utilize data orchestration tools to schedule and monitor workflows.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries and scripts for data processing.
• Design and implement real-time data streaming solutions.
• Build and maintain API-based data integrations to facilitate seamless data exchange between systems.
• Work with data processing frameworks for efficient data transformations.
• Implement best practices for data modeling, governance, and security.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline data deployment and integration processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data availability and quality.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve data engineering practices.

Job description

Wellvana is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer in Nashville to build scalable data pipelines and real-time data streams. You will work with engineers, analysts, and actuaries to evolve the platform and ensure high data quality across the organization. Expertise in Python, SQL, and modern data tools is essential.

You will design data architectures, optimize pipelines, and contribute to governance, security, and API integrations while collaborating across functions to deliver reliable data products.